Saturday prior to Lent 2

 

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Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 4:18; Psalm 91:9-12—Sunday’s Hymn of the Day is God Who Made the Earth and Heaven (LSB #877). The Psalm for this week is the inspiration verse for our hymn of the day. God the Father who created the entire universe has promised to direct your life. He is the one who orders your day and directs your path. He has brought you to faith by the power of the Spirit’s work and He will sustain that faith. We can confidently trust in Him because He has established His everlasting covenant with His own people.

God, who made the earth and heaven,
Darkness and light:
You the day for work have given,
For rest the night.
May your angel guards defend us,
Slumber sweet your mercy send us,
Holy dreams and hopes attend us
All through the night.

 

And when morn again shall call us
To run life’s way,
May we still, whatever befall us,
Your will obey.
From the power of evil hide us,
In the narrow pathway guide us,
Never be your smile denied us
All through the day.

 

Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
And when we die,
May we in your mighty keeping
All peaceful lie.
When the last dread call shall wake us,
Then, O Lord, do not forsake us,
But to reign in glory take us
With you on high.

 

Holy Father, throned in heaven,
All holy Son,
Holy Spirit, freely given,
Blest Three in One:
Grant us grace, we now implore you,
Till we lay our crowns before you
And in worthier strains adore you
While ages run

 

Collect for Saturday of the week of Lent 1: Eternal Father, turn our hearts to you. By seeking your Kingdom and loving one another, may we become a people who worship you in spirit and truth. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  [2] 04 March 2023

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[1] The Crucifixion, Schnorr von Carolsfeld, woodcuts © WELS Permission to use these copyrighted items is limited to personal and congregational use.
[2] Collect for Saturday of the week of Lent 1, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church, Vol. III © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. Delhi, NY